Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado City of Colorado Springs Colorado Springs with the Front Range in background Colorado Springs with the Front Range in background Flag of Colorado Springs, Colorado State Colorado Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality that is the governmental center of county and the most crowded municipality of El Paso County, Colorado, United States.
Colorado Springs is positioned in the east central portion of the state.
It is situated on Fountain Creek and is positioned 60 miles (97 km) south of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.
Colorado Springs is situated near the base of one of the most famous American mountain peaks, Pikes Peak, rising above 14,000 feet (4,300 m) on the easterly edge of the Southern Rocky Mountains.
The town/city is home to 24 nationwide governing bodies of sport, the United States Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic Training Center.
The town/city had an estimated populace of 456,568 in 2015, ranking as the second most crowded city in the state of Colorado, behind Denver, and the 40th most crowded city in the United States. The Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Travel Destination had an estimated populace of 712,327 in 2016. The town/city is encompassed in the Front Range Urban Corridor, an oblong region of urban populace along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and Wyoming, generally following the path of Interstate 25 in both states.
The town/city covers 194.9 square miles (505 km2), making it the most extensive municipality in Colorado.
Colorado Springs was ranked number five by U.S.
Main articles: History of Colorado Springs, Colorado and Timeline of Colorado Springs, Colorado The Ute, Arapaho and Cheyenne citizens s were the first to inhabit the region which would turn into Colorado Springs. Part of the territory encompassed in the United States' 1803 Louisiana Purchase, the current town/city area was designated part of the 1854 Kansas Territory.
Colorado City at the Front Range confluence of Fountain and Camp creeks was "formally organized on August 13, 1859" amid the Pike's Peak Gold Rush.
In 1871 the Colorado Springs Company laid out the suburbs of La Font (later called Manitou Springs) and Fountain Colony, upstream and downstream in the order given, of Colorado City. Within a year, Fountain Colony would be retitled "Colorado Springs", and was officially incorporated. The El Paso County seat shifted from Colorado City in 1873 to the Town of Colorado Springs. On December 1, 1880, Colorado Springs period northward with two annexations. The second reconstructionof annexations was amid 1889 90, and encompassed Seavey's Addition, West Colorado Springs, East End, and another North End addition. In 1891 the Broadmoor Land Company assembled the Broadmoor suburb, which encompassed the Broadmoor Casino, and by December 12, 1895, the town/city had "four Mining Exchanges and 275 quarrying brokers." By 1898, the town/city was designated into quadrants by the north-south Cascade Avenue and the east-west Washington/Pike's Peak avenues.:10 From 1899 to 1901 Tesla Experimental Station directed on Knob Hill, and airplane flights to the Broadmoor's neighboring fields began in 1919. Alexander Airport north of the town/city opened in 1925, and in 1927 the initial Colorado Springs Municipal Airport territory was purchased east of the city. This was only one of a several military presences in and around Colorado Springs amid the war. Between 1965 and 1968 the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak Community College and Colorado Technical University were established in or near the city. In 1977 most of the former Ent AFB became a US Olympic training center.
View of Colorado Springs from Pikes Peak Colorado Springs has many features of a undivided urban area, such as parks, bike trails, and urban open-area spaces.
Colorado Springs has a semi-arid climate (Koppen BSk), and its locale just east of the Rocky Mountains affords it the rapid warming influence from chinook winds amid winter but also subjects it to drastic day-to-day variability in weather conditions. The town/city has abundant sunlight year-round, averaging 243 sunny days per year, and receives approximately 16.5 inches (419 mm) of annual precipitation.
Due to unusually low rain for a several years after flooding in 1999, Colorado Springs enacted lawn water restrictions in 2002.
Colorado Springs is one of the most active lightning strike areas in the United States.
This natural phenomenon led Nikola Tesla to select Colorado Springs as the preferred locale to build his lab and study electricity. Climate data for Colorado Springs, Colorado (Airport), 1981 2010 normals Panoramic View of Downtown Colorado Springs As of the 2010 census, the populace of Colorado Springs was 416,427 (40th most crowded U.S.
City), and the populace of the Colorado Springs Metropolitan Travel Destination was 645,613 in 2010 (84th most crowded MSA), and the populace of the Front Range Urban Corridor in Colorado was an estimated 4,166,855.
Colorado Springs' economy is driven primarily by the military, the high-tech industry, and tourism, in that order.
The defense trade plays a primary part in the Colorado Springs economy, with some of the city's biggest employers coming from the sector. A large segment of this trade is dedicated to the evolution and operation of various projects for missile defense.
With its close ties to defense, the aerospace trade has also influenced the Colorado Springs economy.
Significant defense corporations in the town/city include Boeing, General Dynamics, Harris Corporation, SAIC, ITT, L-3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman. The Space Foundation is based in Colorado Springs.
A large percentage of Colorado Springs' economy is based on manufacturing high tech and complex electronic equipment.
The high tech zone in the Colorado Springs region has decreased its overall existence from 2000 to 2006 (from around 21,000 down to around 8,000), with notable reductions in knowledge technology and complex electronic equipment. Due to a slowing in tourism, the high tech zone still remains second to the military in terms of total revenue generated and employment. Current trends universal the high tech employment ratio will continue to decline in the near future. Colorado Springs has more than 55 attractions and activities in the area, including Garden of the Gods, United States Air Force Academy, the ANA Money Museum, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Old Colorado City and the U.S.
The downtown Colorado Springs Visitor Information Center offers no-charge region knowledge to leisure and company travelers. The Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region (COPPe - R), also positioned downtown, supports and promotes for the arts throughout the Pikes Peak Region.
Although homes of worship of almost every primary world religion can be found in the city, Colorado Springs has in particular thriving a large influx of Evangelical Christians and Christian organizations in recent years.
At one time Colorado Springs was counted to be the nationwide headquarters for 81 different theological organizations, earning the town/city the tongue-in-cheek nicknames "the Evangelical Vatican" and "The Christian Mecca." Religious groups with county-wide or global headquarters in Colorado Springs include: Although Colorado voters allowed Colorado Amendment 64, a constitutional amendment in 2013 legalizing retail revenue of marijuana for recreational purposes, the Colorado Springs town/city council voted not to permit retail shops in the city, as was allowed in the amendment. Medical marijuana outlets continue to operate in Colorado Springs. As of 2015, there were 91 medical marijuana clinics in the city, which reported revenue of $59.6 million in 2014, up 11 percent from the previous year but without recreational marijuana shops. On April 26, 2016 Colorado Springs town/city council decided to extend the current six-month moratorium to eighteen months with no new licenses to be granted until May 2017.
Main article: Colorado Springs in prominent culture Colorado Springs has been the subject of or setting for many books, movies and tv shows, and is a incessant backdrop for political thrillers and military-themed stories because of its many military installations and vital importance to the United States' continental defense.
In a North Korean propaganda video released in April 2013, Colorado Springs was inexplicably singled out as one of four targets for a missile strike.
The video floundered to pinpoint Colorado Springs on the map, instead showing a spot somewhere in Louisiana. The tv show Homicide Hunter where Joseph Kenda recounts cases of homicide from his longterm position is set in Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs, dubbed Olympic City USA, is home to the United States Olympic Training Center and the command posts of the United States Olympic Committee and the United States Anti-Doping Agency. In addition, 24 of the United States' nationwide federations for individual Olympic sports have their command posts in Colorado Springs, including: United States or USA bobsled, fencing, figure skating, basketball, boxing, cycling, judo, field hockey, hockey, swimming, shooting, table tennis, taekwondo, triathlon, volleyball, pentathlon, handball, and wrestling associations and organizations.
Further, over 50 nationwide sports organizations (non-Olympic) headquarter in Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs and Denver hosted the 1962 World Ice Hockey Championships.[nb 2] Colorado Springs Sky Sox Baseball 1988 Pacific Coast League Security Service Field Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Soccer 2015 United Soccer League Weidner Field Notable among them are the following nationally competing NCAA Division I teams: United States Air Force Academy (Falcons) Football, Basketball and Hockey, Colorado College (Tigers) Hockey, and Women's Soccer. Colorado Springs also boasts three top-ranked Division III collegiate ultimate programs: Air Force Afterburn (Open), Colorado College Wasabi (Open), and Colorado College Strata (Women's).
The Mountain West Conference and the National Collegiate Hockey Conference is based in Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs is home to the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame and the command posts of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.
Colorado Springs was the initial headquarters of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) from its beginning in 1992 until 2005, when the organization was moved to Pueblo; the PBR used to hold an annual Built Ford Tough Series event at the World Arena from 2001 until 2005 when the organization made the move to Pueblo. Main article: Parks in Colorado Springs, Colorado See also: List of parks in Colorado Springs, Colorado One of the most prominent areas in Colorado Springs is the park on its edge, Garden of the Gods, considered by many to be the most beautiful park in the world. It is a National Natural Landmark with 300 foot sandstone modern formations often viewed against a backdrop of the snow-capped mountain peaks of Pikes Peak.
The park offers a range of annual affairs, one of the most prominent of which is the Starlight Spectacular; a recreational bike ride held every summer to benefit the Trails and Open Space Coalition of Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs has a several major parks, such as Palmer Park, America the Beautiful Park (Confluence Park), Memorial Park, and Monument Valley Park. The Austin Bluffs Park also affords a place of recreation in easterly Colorado Springs.
Ackerman Overlook near United States Air Force Academy off Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs is titled for Jasper D.
Pulpit Rock, in Pikeview (North Colorado Springs) Three trails, the New Santa Fe Regional Trail, Pikes Peak Greenway and Fountain Creek Regional Trail, form a continuous path from Palmer Lake, through Colorado Springs, to Fountain, Colorado.
A primary segment of the trail inside the Colorado Springs town/city limits is paved.
The Urban Trail fitness inside Colorado Springs consists of more than 110 miles of multi-use trail for biking, jogging, roller blading and walking.
On November 2, 2010, Colorado Springs voters adopted a council-strong mayor form of government.
The City of Colorado Springs transitioned to the new fitness of government in 2011.
Colorado Springs City Hall was assembled from 1902 to 1904 on territory donated by W.
Colorado Springs School District 11 (center of the city) The Colorado Springs School Colorado Springs Christian Schools University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) Colorado Christian University, Colorado Springs Center Campus The Citadel Campus of Colorado State University-Pueblo Main article: Media in Colorado Springs, Colorado In March 2016 there were six newspapers actively publishing in Colorado Springs including the journal with the biggest circulation in the state.
There are 24 digital tv stations in Colorado Springs and 34 airways broadcasts.
Colorado Springs is primarily served by two interstate highways.
I-25 runs north and south through Colorado, and traverses the town/city for nearly 18 miles (29 km), entering the town/city south of Circle Drive and exiting north of North Gate Blvd.
From west to east in Colorado Springs, US 24 follows the portion of Cimarron Street and the Midland Expressway, a 2-mile concurrent section with I-25/US 87 between exits 139 and 141, part of Fountain Blvd, an expressway called the Martin Luther King Bypass, part of South Powers Blvd (where it is concurrent with Colorado 21), and the easternmost portion of Platte Avenue out of the city.
State Highway 83 runs north-south from Denver to northern Colorado Springs.
State Highway 94 runs east-west from Cheyenne County to easterly Colorado Springs.
In November 2015, voters in Colorado Springs overwhelmingly passed ballot measure 2 - C, dedicating funds from a temporary revenue tax increase to much needed road and transit framework improvements over five years.
In 2004, the voters of Colorado Springs and El Paso County established the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority and adopted a 1% revenue tax dedicated to grade the region's transit infrastructure.
Together with state funding for the Colorado Springs Metro Interstate Expansion (COSMIX) (2007 culmination) and the I-25 interchange with Highway 16 (2008 culmination), momentous progress has been made since 2003 in addressing the transit needs of the area.
In early 2010, the town/city of Colorado Springs allowed an expansion of the northernmost part of Powers Boulevard in order to problematic an Interstate 25 bypass generally referred to as the Copper Ridge Expansion.[nb 5] A 2011 study by Walk Score ranked Colorado Springs 34th most walkable of fifty biggest U.S.
A Metro bus drives past a parking garage in downtown Colorado Springs.
In addition to bus routes inside the City of Colorado Springs, Mountain Metro Transit provides service into Manitou Springs, north to the Chapel Hills Mall, east to Peterson Air Force Base and south into the Widefield area.
Main article: List of citizens from Colorado Springs, Colorado Nikola Tesla sitting in the Colorado Springs Experimental Station with his "magnifying transmitter" generating millions of volts Bishkek mayor Arstanbek Nogoev presents t for Colorado Springs mayor Lionel Rivera to a US airman at Manas Air Base, in a ceremony aimed at reviving ties between the two sister cities. Sister metros/cities of Colorado Springs include: Colorado Springs' sister town/city organization began when Colorado Springs became partners with Fujiyoshida.
The torii gate, crisscrossed bridge and shrine, positioned in the median between Platte and Bijou Streets in downtown Colorado Springs, were t to Colorado Springs, erected in 1966 by the Rotary Club of Colorado Springs to jubilate the friendship between the two communities.
To strengthen relations between the two cities, the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony regularly invites the Taiko drummers from the town/city to participate in a joint concert in the Pikes Peak Center.
Also, in 2006 and 2010, the Bankstown TAP (Talent Advancement Program), performed with the Youth Symphony, and the Colorado Springs Children's Chorale, as a part of the annual "In Harmony" program. A notable similarity between Colorado Springs and its sister metros/cities are their geographic positions: three of the seven metros/cities are also positioned near the base of a primary mountain or mountain range. As of the census of 2000 (limited only to the town/city limits and not including the very diverse Fort Carson region which many view as being a part of the Colorado Springs urbane area), there were 360,890 citizens , 141,516 homeholds, and 93,117 families residing in the city.
In order to combat congestion the Colorado Department of Transportation widened the Interstate 25 corridor throughout the town/city from four lanes (two in each direction) to six lanes in a program called COSMIX.
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